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Astrophyllite Group

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Astrophyllite
Poudrette quarry (Demix quarry; Uni-Mix quarry; Desourdy quarry; Carrière Mont Saint-Hilaire), Mont Saint-Hilaire, Rouville RCM, Montérégie, Québec, Canada
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This page provides mineralogical data about Astrophyllite Group.

Classification of Astrophyllite Group

IMA status:Group Name 2009
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Relationship of Astrophyllite Group to other Species

Group Members:
Astrophyllite
(K,Na)
 
3
(Fe,Mn)
 
7
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
24
(O,OH)
 
7
Hydroastrophyllite
(H
 
3
O,K,Ca)
 
3
(Fe,Mn)
 
5-65
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
(O,OH)
 
31
Kupletskite
(K,Na)
 
3
(Mn,Fe)
 
7
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
(OH)
 
4
F
Kupletskite-(Cs)
(Cs,K,Na)
 
3
(Mn,Fe
2+
 
)
 
7
(Ti,Nb)
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
24
(O,OH,F)
 
7
Magnesioastrophyllite
(Na,K)
 
4
Mg
 
2
(Fe,Fe,Mn)
 
5
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
24
(O,OH,F)
 
7
Nalivkinite
Li
 
2
Na(Fe
2+
 
,Mn
2+
 
)
 
7
Ti
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
(OH)
 
4
F
Niobokupletskite
K
 
2
Na(Mn,Zn,Fe)
 
7
(Nb,Zr,Ti)
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
26
(OH)
 
4
(O,F)
Niobophyllite
(K,Na)
 
3
(Fe,Mn)
 
6
(Nb,Ti)
 
2
Si
 
8
(O,OH,F)
 
31
Sveinbergeite
Ca(Fe
2+
6
Fe
3+
 
)Ti
 
2
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
2
O
 
2
(OH)
 
5
(H
 
2
O)
 
4
Tarbagataite
(K□)Ca(Fe
2+
 
,Mn)
 
7
Ti
 
2
(Si
 
4
O
 
12
)
 
2
O
 
2
(OH)
 
5
Zircophyllite
(K,Na)
 
3
(Mn,Fe
2+
 
)
 
7
(Zr,Ti)
 
2
Si
 
8
O
 
24
(O,OH,F)
 
7

Other Information

Health Warning:No information on health risks for this material has been entered into the database. You should always treat mineral specimens with care.

References for Astrophyllite Group

Reference List:

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Piilonen, P.C., et al. (2003): Insights into astrophyllite-group minerals. I. Nomenclature, composition and development of a general standard formula. Canadian Mineralogist 41, 1-26.

Mills, S. J., Hatert, F., Nickel, E. H. & Ferraris, G. (2009): The standardisation of mineral group hierarchies: application to recent nomenclature proposals. European Journal of Mineralogy, 21, 1073–1080.

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